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Yes, I agree to "share the cost of dinner". But I don't get the food that I ordered, and eat very little of it. And I watch others eat a lot of food without con
by 1undo 9y ago
Yes, I agree to "share the cost of dinner". But I don't get the food that I ordered, and eat very little of it. And I watch others eat a lot of food without contributing to the tab. I then want to leave the dinner which is only right
- toyg 9y ago> I then want to leave the dinner which is only right But you would at least pay for what you ordered. Anyone just upping and leaving would be considered very rude, and nobody would invite him ever again.
- jstanley 9y agoBut he's already paid for far more than what he's eaten. If anything, the others at the table should be giving him money back.
- Anderkent 9y agoWell, the dinner metaphor breaks down here. It's almost certain that the access to the EU workforce and trade markets have benefited the UK much more than the pocket change it pays into the EU; but it's hard to put an exact number on those things.
- toyg 9y agoHe paid for what he agreed to pay, looking at the menu and everything. If he's changed his mind, that's his problem.
- petraeus 9y agoThe difference here is between how children react and how grown ups react. In the grown up world your words along with the SPIRIT of their meaning underpins your actions. in this case all the parties agreed on splitting the costs, not retro actively changing the rules to suit themselves.
- namelost 9y agoIt doesn't matter. Once you have made a commitment to pay a share of something, you pay it. What would you price the reputation of the UK at? I hope more than £39bn. All the other countries of the world are watching the UK's actions.